NSW Government Createability Internship Program

Practitioners with disability at all stages of their career in the arts, screen, and cultural sectors are encouraged to apply for the NSW Government’s Createability Internship Program. Delivered in partnership with Accessible Arts and NSW-based arts, screen, and cultural organisations, the program includes customised training for up to 10 participants, followed by paid internships for up to 160 hours. The participating screen organisations include Screenworks, Bronte Pictures, Animal Logic, ABC, Compass, Industrial Light and Magic, and Endemol Shine Australia. The...

Flaunt — The Other Film Festival

Cinemas, Level 2 ACMI, Fed Square

The Other Film Festival and Arts Access Victoria have come together to present Flaunt – an online, accessible film program available for streaming on demand via ACMI’s Cinema 3, as part of the Alter State Festival. All Flaunt films are made by deaf and disabled people either as key creatives, collaborators, and performers, with the entire program free to watch, audio described, and captioned. The Other Film Festival is proudly disability-led, with a festival team including artistic director Fiona Tuomy...

ADG Credit Maker – Applications

The Australian Directors’ Guild has opened applications for the ADG Credit Maker Program, which will support four early mid-career women and non-binary directors to attain a 'career defining' credit on a scripted production. The ADG Credit Maker program is supported by Screen Australia’s umbrella Gender Matters program in partnership with the Australian Directors' Guild and aims to increase gender diversity in HOD roles in the sector.  All applications will be reviewed by a panel who will shortlist 20 candidates, and...

2022 SPA Awards: Submissions

Submissions are open for the 2022 Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards, which will be announced at an in-person ceremony on the final night of Screen Forever 37 (May 3-5 2023) on the Gold Coast. Returning categories include Animated Production of the Year, Feature Film Production of the Year, Commissioner of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and the prestigious Media Super Production Business of the Year Award. Early bird entries open 12:01am AEST on September 1 and 12:00pm AEST on September...

Melbourne International Games Week

Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) will return as an in-person event this October, comprising major industry conferences as well as family fun events, while an international following will join online. The week incorporates PAX Aus — three days of new game demonstrations, music performances, panels, and live tournaments at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre – while developers, publishers, and brands will come together at the Games Careers Expo. There will also be the two-day High Score conference, which will...